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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEignung
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ai-gnung
"Er hat eine besondere Eignung für das Programmieren."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A natural ability to do something or to learn something.
"Her aptitude for mathematics was evident from a young age." - 2
A capacity for learning or developing skills.
"He showed an aptitude for languages, picking up new ones quickly."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word aptitudo, meaning 'fitness' or 'suitability', which stems from the Latin aptus ('fitted' or 'apt'). Entering the English language in the late 16th century, it initially denoted a general readiness or suitability for a purpose before shifting toward the concept of innate or acquired capability.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Aptitude" is said worldwide
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aptitude
Transliteration: ap-ti-tude
"Elle a une grande aptitude pour les sciences."
Eignung
Transliteration: ai-gnung
"Er hat eine besondere Eignung für das Programmieren."
attitudine
Transliteration: at-ti-tu-di-ne
"Ha un'ottima attitudine per la musica."
aptitud
Transliteration: ap-ti-tud
"Ella tiene una gran aptitud para el arte."
aptidão
Transliteration: ap-ti-dão
"Ele tem uma aptidão natural para a matemática."
प्रतिभा
Transliteration: pratibha
"उसकी गणित में प्रतिभा है।"
才能
Transliteration: cáinéng
"她在音乐方面有很强的才能。"
적성
Transliteration: jeokseong
"그는 과학에 대한 적성이 있다."
適性
Transliteration: tekisei
"彼女は科学に対する適性がある。"
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